Library research grants
Since 2003, Friends has awarded more than $10,000
to fund selected proposals by Messiah students for
research projects requiring special-resource libraries.
Completed projects are catalogued and archived in
Murray Library.
A grant recipient demonstrates
the basics of making paper to
Zambians interested in learning
a sustainable skill which could
help them earn money in a challenging economic system. Such
a community enterprise could
support individuals suffering
from HIV/AIDS or the family
and friends who care for them.
Friends makes
a difference
Directions to Murray Library
One College Avenue, Grantham, PA 17027
Southbound on US 15: Travel approximately 3.5 miles beyond the
Annual Book Sale
The bronze “Fiddlehead” sculpture
in the beautifully landscaped
contemplative garden behind
Murray Library is the product of
a collaborative effort by Friends,
Murray Library, Messiah’s Grounds
and Visual Arts Departments and
students of Art 262, a sculpture
course.
Friends Makes a Difference
Friends is a frequent sponsor of College and communitywide events, such as the Holocaust Film Series and the
Remnant Trust Rare Books Exhibit.
Friends also has partnered with the Schools of the
Humanities, Arts and Education, The Boyer Center, and
other regional and state organizations to bring an array
of luminaries to campus: Terry Gross, host of NPR’s
“Fresh Air”; Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson; Poets
Laureate Robert Pinsky and Donald Hall; and journalist
and author, Anne Applebaum, to name a few.
Friends likewise has funded a variety of enhancements
to Murray Library such as: archival storage and display
cases; Pullman steel benches for the terrace at the front
entrance; the construction of glass-front study rooms on
the lower level.
For more than 15 years, Friends has sponsored an
annual book sale which has grown to more than
25,000 books, videos, CDs, DVDs and other collectibles, and is open to the public. Proceeds support
special collections, library research grants and other
Friends initiatives. Book donations are welcome yearround during regular library hours. Donation guidelines appear on the Friends website: messiah.edu/
murraylibrary/friends.html.
Book sale remnants have been donated to Better World
Books, Teen Challenge International, Advance Global
Literacy, Glad Tidings India, Rwanda, Ghana, Sierra
Leone, Gulf Coast communities and prison ministries.
PA Turnpike interchange and take the Lisburn Road exit. At the light at
the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Lisburn Road. Follow Lisburn
through the next traffic light and up to the stop sign at the top of the hill.
Continue straight on Lisburn and turn right onto Grantham Road at the
bottom of the hill. Follow Grantham Road straight ahead to the stop sign
at the main entrance to the College.
Northbound on US 15: Travel approximately 4.0 miles beyond the
PA 74 North intersection near Dillsburg to the Lisburn Road exit. At the
bottom of the ramp, turn right onto Lisburn Road. Follow Lisburn to
the stop sign at the top of the hill. Continue straight on Lisburn and turn
right onto Grantham Road at the bottom of the hill. Follow Grantham
Road straight ahead to the stop sign at the main entrance to the College.
Library Hours
Monday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–Midnight;
Friday, 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.;
Sunday, 2 p.m.–Midnight
Summer Hours
Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.;
717-691-6006 • messiah.edu/murraylibrary
Friends of Murray Library encourages gifts
and bequests, particularly of significant personal
collections, both of books and manuscripts.
(Please contact us if you or someone you know
would like to bequeath a collection or
recommend one for consideration.)
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From its beginning in 1993, Friends has
promoted the mission of Murray Library with a variety
of purchases, projects and programs. In addition to
providing resources and services that extend beyond the
library’s operational budget, Friends helps form a link
between the campus and the community of learners.
We invite you to join us in our efforts to enrich the
resources of Murray Library, a central component in the
education of Messiah students.
Memberships also make great gifts. Honor a family
member or friend, or celebrate the life and legacy of a
loved one with a special memorial gift.
Special Collections
Each of Murray Library’s four special collections
traces its beginning to Friends of Murray Library.
Artists’ Books
Visually exciting and intellectually provocative, artists’
books push to the outermost limits our assumed definition of what a book is, and turn the practice of reading
into a novel experience.
Simply defined, artists’
books are a hybrid art
form in which books
and art intersect.
Many of the over 100
artists’ books in Murray
Library’s collection are
the work of well-known
book artists, including works by Messiah
College art faculty. Friends
funds new acquisitions to the
collection each year, enhancing
its use as an interdisciplinary
teaching resource.
View an online brochure of the
Artists’ Books collection at
messiah.edu/murraylibrary/
friends.html.
Pictured at top: Cover of ‘What’s
Happening with Momma?’
Benefits of Membership
Annual Friends memberships cover immediate family
members and include:
• library borrowing privileges
• 12 interlibrary loan requests per year
• invitation to Friends events (annual dinner and
general meeting, occasional excursions to places of
literary or historic interest, lectures, exhibits and other
cultural or social events)
• r eceipt of Friends mailings highlighting the group’s
activities, as well as library activities and plans
• eligibility to serve on Friends board
Ruth E. Engle Memorial Collection
of Children’s Book Illustration
Dedicated in April 2004, this collection of original
picture-book art by award-winning illustrators began
with gifts given to Friends of Murray Library in memory
of Ruth Engle, a charter member who also served on its
board. New artworks are added to the collection annually, funded by Friends and gifts from donors. Currently,
more than two dozen artworks are on display, reflecting
a variety of media, styles and subjects and including
works by illustrators from Australia, China, Korea, Mali
and Russia, as well as the USA.
View an online portfolio of the Engle Memorial collection at
messiah.edu/murraylibrary/friends.html.
Murray Library’s Collections
Today the Murray Library holds more than 400,000
items, including books, periodicals and audio/visual
media, as well as online databases and journals. Subject
specialities include religion, music and nursing. Among
the library’s most notable holdings are the archives of
Messiah College, the Brethren in Christ Church and
The Boyer Center, as well as the four special collections,
presented herein.
Friends of Murray Library
Membership/Renewal Application
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Address
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E-mail address W. Jim Neidhardt
Collection on Religion
and Science
Dr. W. Jim Neidhardt’s keen
interest in the relationship
between modern science and
the Christian faith, as well
as the presence of several
longtime friends at Messiah College, led him to give his
extensive personal library to Murray Library. Subject
areas in the collection are astonishingly diverse, ranging
from physics, engineering and theology to cybernetics,
chaos theory and aesthetics. A Friends-commissioned
bookplate bearing Neidhardt’s likeness portrays aspects
of his lifework and identifies volumes in the collection.
Canadian Literature
Friends committed more than
$10,000 to establish this special
collection, currently consisting
of more than 700 titles by such
influential Canadian authors as
Margaret Atwood, Rudy Wiebe,
Robertson Davies, Leonard Cohen
and Alice Munro, each identified
by a Friends-commissioned
bookplate. The collection is being expanded to include
poetry, plays, critical and other non-fiction works.
Membership Levels
Student Contributor ($5 annual)
Contributor ($35–49 annual)
Patron ($50–99 annual)
Sponsor ($100–499 annual)
Lifetime Contributor ($500 one-time)
M
y employer will match my gift. (Matching gift
forms may be included with your membership check.)
All levels of membership cover immediate family members.
I/we’d like to make a special gift to:
A
rtists’ Books Collection
C
anadian Literature Collection
R
uth E. Engle Memorial Collection
of Children’s Book Illustration
W
. Jim Neidhardt Endowment
Payment
Checks should be made payable to Friends of Murray
Library and mailed to FoML, Messiah College,
P.O. Box 3002, Grantham, PA 17027.
Be a Friend: Volunteer!
I/we’d like to help with the following:
a nnual book sale
p
lanning trips
s pecial collections
a nnual meeting and program
b
oard of directors
m
ailings
Welcome!
Thank you for joining Friends and contributing to the
growth and enhancement of Murray Library!